Northern Michigan F-16 crash prompts evacuations as pilot ejects safely
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A Texas Air National Guard F-16 from Alpena’s Combat Readiness Training Center experienced an incident during a routine training flight over Grand Traverse County, Michigan; the pilot ejected safely and was taken to a local hospital, with no ground injuries reported, but a hazardous chemical spill prompted a 1-mile evacuation around the crash site as investigators review the cause.
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